Publications
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Analysing the new normal
Three years after October 7, OHPI’s report reveals that online antisemitism remains at significantly elevated levels. The report provides a detailed look at the changing nature and levels of antisemitism across Facebook, Twitter / X, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, LinkedIn, Gab, Telegram, BitChute, LinkedIn and Threads.
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Up-Coming report from the Online Hate Prevention Institute: Online Antisemitism 3 Years on from October 7
Three years ago today, on 7 October 2023, Hamas led a major terrorist attack in Israel, killing 1,195 people including 36 children, injuring many more, and committing the war crime of hostage taking. The Online Hate Prevention Institute remembers the victims, the survivors, the families of those killed and taken, and all those affected by…
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Belleville Synagogue Shooting Report
On the evening of Yom Kippur, 20 September 2026, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, a gunman carried out what police described as “a deliberate attack directed at members of the Jewish community”. The attack targeted the Sons of Jacob Synagogue and resulted in an exchange of gunfire between the assailant and a police officer stationed outside,…
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Extremism in Canada on Yom Kippur
On Sunday Night a gunman opened fire on the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville in Ontario, Canada. It was Erev Yom Kippur, the evening marking the start of the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. This is the festival when synagogue attendance is at its highest. The attack has echoes of the 2019 Yom…
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“Free Speech” Selectively Enforced on X
The Ongoing Effects of Musk’s X Acquisition Following Melon Musk’s acquisition and rebranding of Twitter to ‘X’ in October of 2022, policies governing safety and conduct were changed or discarded, and the number of engineers tasked specifically with “trust and safety issues” was reduced from 279 at the time of Musk’s acquisition to 55 in…
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Technology Facilitated Violence Against Women
Documentation and analysis of online abuse targeting Collective Shout This report examines the sustained campaign of hostility, harassment and harm directed at Collective Shout during 2025-26 following its advocacy to remove video games depicting rape, incest, sexual torture and child sexual abuse material from the digital distribution platforms Steam and Itch.io. The investigation finds that…
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Sadistic Online Networks Targeting Vulnerable Children
Content Sensitivity Warning This briefing includes themes of animal cruelty, child exploitation, sexual abuse, and suicide. If you have seen disturbing content online or are having distressing thoughts, you can reach Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. The Australian Federal Police has published a guide to Understanding Sadistic Online…
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Antisemitism at the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Argentina Case Study
How the world game became a vehicle for online antisemitism “One of the marks of antisemitism is an ability to believe stories that could not possibly be true” – George Orwell Executive summary The 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted old conspiracies in updated garb. Disputed refereeing decisions, distrust of FIFA, and hostility towards Argentina were…
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NAIDOC WEEK IN FOCUS – The Online Hate Spiral Targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
NAIDOC WEEK IN FOCUS Content Sensitivity Warning This briefing discusses the deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in police custody, including specific cases involving fatal violence. It contains direct examples of racist, dehumanising, and hateful online commentary, reproduced for analytical purposes. Readers are advised that names and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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Instagram Misogyny Targets Women in Sport
Women’s Football Faces a Wave of Online Abuse As women’s football continues to grow its fanbase, players at both amateur and professional levels are receiving more attention online. But alongside this rise in visibility has come a sharp increase in abuse, with the growth of women’s sport mirrored by a growing backlash against it. The…